More on upcoming NYU Dura-Europos exhibition

MORE ON THE UPCOMING NYU DURA-EUROPOS EXHIBITION:

Diversity of Cultures in Ancient City of Dura-Europos Explored in Special Exhibition at NYU’s Institute for the Study of the Ancient World

(IEWY News)

Edge of Empires: Pagans, Jews, and Christians at Roman Dura-Europos”

Exhibition Dates: Sept. 23, 2011 – Jan. 8, 2012

The ancient city of Dura-Europos, which stood at the crossroads of the Hellenistic, Persian, and Roman worlds for some five centuries, is the subject of the upcoming exhibition at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW) entitled Edge of Empires: Pagans, Jews, and Christians at Roman Dura-Europos. The exhibition, on view from September 23, 2011, through January 8, 2012, tells the story of life in the city, located in present-day Syria, from the mid-second to mid-third century CE, when it thrived as a Roman military garrison.

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Background to this exhibition is here, and follow the background link to that post for previous exhibitions and much more on Dura Europos.